Since we're on this topic; does anyone here say their tail number in the pattern?
Just curious.
my first instructor wanted that.
my calls used to be "flying w traffic, skyhawk 46 foxtrot whisky entering right downwind for 01, flying w. to me, being brand new, it didn't seem that bad really.
then, as my primary instructor was hired away, and i changed from the "W" to ken marsons on south jersey regional, in order to fly with one or our cap cfi's, he explained to me why the tail number is usless, and it took up more air time than necessary on the radio.
when another pilot is looking for you in the pattern, he doesn't give a dam about the tail number, and most likely won't have an angle to see it.....most important, is for other pilots to know what they're looking for, and where. once i stopped using the tail number, i then realized just exactly how long it really was taking me to use the tail number.